Raul Figueroa is a Chicago native with a fantastic wife and young daughter. Raul has been in customer service and sales for the last 15 years! On today’s show, he discusses his process towards writing down his ideas, and creating an ‘idea dump’ that helps him find creative solutions to problems, as well as new ideas to pursue.
Highlights from This Episode:
● When was the last time Raul experienced joy?
● What do people consistently ask Raul for help with?
● Out-of-the-box thinking is both a blessing and a curse.
● What kind of skills does Raul have that help him to be an effective sounding board?
● What’s Raul’s process towards generating his top ten lists, or his ‘ideas’ list?
● What is Raul currently obsessed with?
● Will robots take over some of the duties of our virtual assistants?
● How did Raul get involved with School Spirit Vending?
● How does Raul combine both his faith and business life?
● It’s important to set boundaries and be more mindful of your actions.
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Charlie Cichetti is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sustainable Investment Group. Charlie is 34, and he always thought he was ‘too young’ to have a bucket list. Turns out, he isn’t! Charlie has a LOT on his list and he’s making active steps to achieve them in the next upcoming years.
Highlights from This Episode:
● When was the last time Charlie experienced joy?
● What is Greek Seafood?
● What has Charlie learned from entrepreneurship?
● Entrepreneurs need to build their skillset and network first, before jumping into creating their own business.
● What is on Charlie’s bucket lists?
● By the way, no, you can never be too young to have a bucket list!
● How does Charlie combine his faith into his professional life?
● What are some of Charlie’s daily routines?
● Charlie color-codes his schedule to help him keep organized.
● Why did Charlie join Iron Sharpens Iron?
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Chris O'Byrne is the owner of JetLaunch, a book designing service where you can get your entire book cover designed in one month or less. Chris is also the father of a newborn child, despite having 4 grown children and 7 grandchildren, at the age of 52. As you can imagine, his life has become quite busy with a new child in the family!
Highlights from This Episode:
● When was the last time Chris experienced joy?
● What was going through Chris’s mind, that he was about to bring a new daughter, Grace, into the world?
● Chris has 7 grandkids. He can’t believe he’s having another child at 52!
● What do people consistently ask Chris for help doing?
● How did Chris get into starting his company, Jetlaunch?
● What is Chris currently obsessed with?
● How did Chris begin to find a project developer?
● What kinds of routines does Chris have that help him to be successful?
● How does Chris incorporate his faith into his business?
● God is the reason why the business is successful.
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This is Matt Miller’s second appearance on the podcast. If you don’t know who he is, Matt was an Air Force pilot-turned-entrepreneur, and is currently the founder of School Spirit Vending. Matt gives everyone an update on where his business is today!
Highlights from This Episode:
● How are things going with Matt’s business, School Spirit Vending?
● Where would you like to be a year from now? No, really?
● After trying to get Matt’s business off the ground for a decade, finally, things are going bananas!
● Matt got interviewed on several podcasts and promoted his landing page at the end.
● What kind of content went into Matt’s ebook?
● Matt and his company have raised $4 million dollars for schools across the country, in the last 9.5 years.
● Matt knows he has weaknesses when it comes to certain aspects of the business. This is why it’s so important to hire someone who is strong in the areas where you’re not.
● Masterminds like Iron Sharpens Iron are incredible. Feel free to reach out!
● Matt had a health scare recently.
● What kind of health changes has Matt had to make?
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Engel Jones is the podcast host of the 12 Minute Convos. In 2016, Engel set a crazy goal; interview 1,585 by the end of the year. After getting discouraged by the reality of that goal, he found inspiration at a Dan Miller conference, and ended up interviewing 1001 people within three months!
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